Both Uses
beckon
in
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
(Edited)
- It's hell beckoning.
Chpt 2beckoning = calling
- I looked back over my shoulder, and there was Joe and Ned on the other bank beckoning for me to come back to them.
Chpt 3 *beckoning = calling (to come by using a hand gesture or a nod)
Definitions:
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(1)
(beckon) to call -- typically to ask or tell someone to come nearer by using a hand gesture or a nod of the head
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Much less commonly, beckon can be a gesture that points in a direction.